creole Definition

creole
noun

1. A pidgin language that has become the accepted language of a community or region.
2. The French-based creole spoken in the US states of the Caribbean Gulf.

Form: Creole
3. A native-born West Indian or Latin American of mixed European and Negro blood.

Form: Creole
4. A French or Spanish native of the US Gulf states.

Form: Creole

Etymology: 17c: French, from Spanish criollo, from Portuguese crioulo slave born in one's household, from Latin creare to create.